atpl/oxford/met/ch2

Question 1

The barometric Pressure at the airfield datum point is known as:

Answer 1

QFE

Question 2

The instrument that gives a continuous printed reading and record of the atmospheric pressure is:

Answer 2

barograph

Question 3

The pressure of the atmosphere:

Answer 3

decreases at a decreasing rate as height increases

Question 4

When considering the actual tropopause which statement is correct:

Answer 4

it is low over the poles and high over the equator

Question 5

Atmospheric pressure may be defined as:

Answer 5

the force per unit area exerted by the atmosphere on any surface with which it is in contact

Question 6

The QFF is the atmospheric pressure:

Answer 6

at a place where the reading is taken corrected to MSL taking into account the prevailing temperature conditio

Question 7

The pressure of 1013.25 hPa is known as::

Answer 7

standard pressure setting

Question 8

The aircraft altimeter will read zero at aerodrome level with which pressure setting set on the altimeter sub scale:

Answer 8

QFE

Question 9

The aerodrome QFE is:

Answer 9

the aerodrome barometric pressure.

Question 10

When an altimeter sub scale is set to the aerodrome QFE, the altimeter reads:

Answer 10

zero at the aerodrome reference point

Question 11

The aerodrome QNH is the aerodrome barometric pressure:

Answer 11

corrected to mean sea level assuming standard atmospheric conditions exist

Question 12

A line drawn on a chart joining places having the same barometric pressure at the same level and at the same time is:

Answer 12

an isobar

Question 13

An isobar on a meteorological chart joins all places having the same:

Answer 13

QFF

Question 14

Pressure will _________ with increase of height and will be about __________ at 10000 ft and ___________ - at 30000 ft.

Answer 14

Decrease/ 700 mb/ 300 mb

Question 15

An airfield in England is 100m above sea level, QFF is 1030 hPa, temperature at the surface is -15°C. What is the value of QNH?

Answer 15

Less than 1030 hPa